Shorecrest boys continue District basketball tournament Wednesday at Oak Harbor after Saturday victory at Ferndale

The Shorecrest boys’ basketball team continues play in the Northwest District 3A tournament Wednesday at Oak Harbor after a Saturday, Feb. 9, victory at Ferndale.

Shorecrest takes an 11-11 record into the elimination game at Oak Harbor (12-10) at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The winner advances to a Saturday, Feb. 16, 6 p.m. game at Jackson High School in Mill Creek for the District’s No. 3 berth in state and regional 3A competition, 

Also in the third-place game will be the winner of another Wednesday game between Shorewood (15-7) and Glacier Peak (17-5). The third-place game will be followed at 8 p.m. Saturday by the District championship game between Mountlake Terrace (20-2) and Stanwood (17-5).

In Shorecrest’s 56-44 victory at Ferndale, the Scots trailed 29-28 at halftime before taking a 42-39 lead after three quarters and widening the lead in the final period. Shorecrest's Masamba Njadoe had a game-high 16 points to help the Scots stave off elimination. Teammate Liam O'Neill added 10 points.

Shorecrest 56, Ferndale 44

At Ferndale High School, Saturday, Feb. 9

Shorecrest -- 14 14 14 14 -- 56

Ferndale -----14 15 10   5 -- 44

Shorecrest Scoring -- Benny Ortega 4, Zach Lawson 2, Liam O'Neill 10, Sam Franks 7, Aaron Kelly 0, Masamba Njadoe 16, Dylan Pontrello 6, Alex Horning 8, Connor Hyppa 3.